cicatricial alopecia

cicatricial alopecia
alopecia cicatrisata hair loss associated with scarring, usually irreversible and found on the scalp. It may be secondary to a process such as cancer, a burn, infection, or sarcoidosis or due to a primary disease process such as Graham Little syndrome, lichen planus follicularis, or pseudopelade.

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